Brits beg to leave ship

coronavirus. Foster parents Sharon and Stephen Lane celebrated their 25 wedding anniversary on the Grand Princess last Sunday, renewing their vows on their trip of a lifetime.

Sharon, 58, of Hinckley, Leics, said masked waiters leave food outside their cabins and staff refuse to speak to them. “We are very worried. We’ve just been sailing round in circles all night,” she said.

“I’m really concerned about elderly passengers. We want the Government to get us home quickly.”

The couple have been washing their cabin down – 19 of those positive are crew who serve people. Sharon said: “It’s really scary when room service deliver meals wearing masks and won’t speak to us.” Drinks arrive covered in clingfilm.

DRAMA

The 2,422 passengers aboard were due to disembark on Thursday – but President Donald Trump has said he wants them to stay put.

The son of a Scots couple on the ship also called on the British Government to step in. Norma and Andrew Philip were only aboard as they had to cancel a 25th anniversary cruise on the ill-fated Diamond Princess. Son Lee,

30, of Fife, said: “They’ve spent three days in their cabin.

“The British authorities must get them back, especially after what happened on that ship.”

Passengers on the Diamond

Princess spent 39 days at sea as they were turned away from different ports before being allowed to dock in Japan.

A British man aboard became the first UK citizen to die from coronavirus.

The Nile cruise drama came after a tourist who had been on the boat tested positive back home in Taiwan. It is not known if there are Brits on board.